Windmill governor



May 1,1923. 1,453,427

1 E. ZAMORA WINDMILL GOVERNOR Filed Oct. 18 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet l unmassss Patented May 1, 1923.

nanns'ro ZALMLORA, or EVA, Trims.

WINDMILL GOVERNOR.

To all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, ERNESTO ZAMORA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eva, in the county of Jim Wells and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Windmill Governors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to power devices, particularly to wind mills, and has for its object the provision of novel means associated with and operated by rotation of the wind mill whereby to assist or check the wind mill in its movement.

An important and more specific object is the provision ofa blower device driven by rotation of the wind mill and having a discharge pipe connected therewith adapted to blowair against the wheel either to assist the wind currents impinging against the wheel or to partially counteract the wind currents for the purpose of retarding the rotation of the wheel in the event that the rotation might be rapid.

Another object is the provision of a novel clutch device associated with the drive means for the blowerand capable of operation from the ground or other remote point whereby to effect control of the blower.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in constructionand installatiomhighly efficient in use, positive in action, durable in service and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings 1n which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the upper portion of a wind mill equipped with my device.

Figure 2' is a detail longitudinal sectional view showing the clutch means for effecting control of the blower, the clutch members being disengaged.

Figure 3 is a similar view showing the clutch members engaged and certain parts thereof being in section.

Figure 1 is a detail View showing the con struction of the blower and the remaining figures are detail views.

Referring more particularly to the drawings the letter A designates an ordinary supporting soafiold structure which carries the slot 19.

wind mill head B, this head being provided with a tail 0 and carrying a shaft D upon which is mounted the usual wind wheel E. The shaft of" course carries a gear F which is for the purpose of drivingthe usual pump mechanism indicated broadly by the letter G.

In carrying out my invention I provide a blower 10 which is of ordinary construction and which includes a casing 11 suitably mounted upon the head B. This blower of course includes the usual series of blades 12 which are secured upon a shaft 13. The outlet end '14 of the blower has connected there to a tube or pipe-15 which extends down-" currents for the purpose of retarding the rotation of. the wheel.

Extending from the blower casing 11 is a support 16 of any preferred construction which is'rigidly mounted upon the head B. and which is provided with bearingsl'? for a shaft 18 which maybe formed asa prolongationof the'blower shaft or which may be simply rigidly secured thereto by any suit able means The free endof the shaft 18 is formed with an elongated slot 19 and slidable upon this free end is a sleeve 20 having one end formed with a clutch element 21 and having its other end formed with a grooved collar 22 An opening 23 passes transversely through the sleeve and is slidable along the member 21 toward the free end of the shaft 18.

The support 16 carries an additional mem ber 26 within which is journaled a short shaft 27 upon one end of which is secured a clutch element 28 adapted to be engaged by the clutch element 21.. The other end of this shaft carries a pinion 29 which meshes with the gear of the wind mill head.

Secured upon the shaft 18 is a leys or rollers 34 and extends to any desired location such for instance asthe ground near the base of the scaffold structure A.

e gment sqth t fl eb er e 1. t 4 i have d. ,lheh: th wheelEHw iiq tm e appar nt tha the g m F we e the pinion 29 will c au se rotationof the adeswhereupon airxw ill be forced h. the [pipe 15 and be discharged i aceof the wheel In not desired to have the blower in operat onyit isymerely necessary. that the 0p 1. pull -upon the flex ible member 33 which willjesult" in, rocking the fork 31 wl :will slide the sleeve along the shaft l8 .-to,throw theclutch element 21 out ofenga'g ment thelelutch element 28 where:- upon ,the crive connection will be broken n1 thejq foregoing description and, a: the drawings it'fwiilbe apparent have thus p roi ided a 'rfery simply coned arid niou ited air pressure producand theblowerwillvremein inactive. l

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in deyice. associatedwith and d "iv'enb' a I I? Y i wirubinilla d which will eilicient-ly perform all; the: functions for which it is intended in a highly satisfactory and 'e'ajsily controlled V1 lf hws .e: :shown and described the p I rred embodiment ot" "the invention, it

ourset be understood that I reserve H glit to rriakelsuch changes in theform, hnstructionja'ndfarrangement ofl parts as r con ection with the triiiugal type, a pipe "connectedifwithjftlie; power blower aiid'liaviii'g'itsj lisch'aige ehd directed toward the rear sideof the' 'wind wlieeli and aheleasable drive connectioirbe' tween said ower-"element "and th": v said connection comprising "intereiigazg iiig clutch members and ineans operab'leifrom: a remote point for controlling the engagement" and 'dise"ngageinent 'o'f said clutch" nielrrbers, In combination with a wind inill headprovided Withj'a [rotary wind Wheeland a drive-1g gear rotated thereby, a1 centrifugal? blower niountedu' On the heat ,ia'pipe 'con;-- mated with the "outlet o'fthe blower and having its" discharge v end "directed l toward the rea'r'side'of said wind WheelQa' shaft-com nected with the" rotary' element- 0 fthe blower, a clutch member sl'idable upon -sai d sha'ft, a short shaft aligning with Isaidshaft and carrying a 'pinionfineshing with] said ge'ar, a clutch membersecure'd u on said short shaft and"1hean's operab'le. from a I re mote point for shiftingfsaid'slidablenolutch element into and {out of "engagemen said last named "clu-tch ele1hent; I; p N .4 "'"ln testiu'ionywhereof refit; rny signat 1c: H ERNES-TOZAMOR- I I. 50 t with y 

